Charlie Mayfield, former chair of the John Lewis Partnership, has produced an eye-catching report warning of an “economic inactivity crisis” that threatens Britain’s prosperity.
The Mayfield Review into “fit note Britain” – commissioned by the government – is now contributing to the wider debate on social security and the numbers of people reliant on state benefits for long-term sickness and disability. It is a controversial and still not fully researched field…
What’s the problem?
It’s a big one. A remarkable one in five working-age adults in Britain are now out of the labour force for health reasons– 800,000 more than in 2019.
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